August 3, 2026
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has opposed a settlement, which did not appear to be opposed be any active party to the case, which has been proposed in the natural gas rate case of UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division, with the Governor's office stating that the settlement, "is inconsistent with…
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July 31, 2026
The Texas PUC approved a settlement to establish new electric delivery rates at Texas-New Mexico Power Company
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July 31, 2026
The Maine PUC has opened a proceeding to implement a previously reported new law (P.L. 2025, c. 665) which authorizes opt-out municipal electricity aggregation
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July 23, 2026
Staff of the Texas PUC have filed proposed cost allocations to retail electric providers for the cost of online broadcasting of PUCT meetings for FY 2027
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July 22, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has adopted new rules governing the standard filing requirements for electric and natural gas distribution rates cases and, in doing so, denied proposals from the Retail Energy Supply Association concerning the rate case process
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July 22, 2026
PUC Declines To Eliminate Switching Fee
The PUC of Ohio has adopted amended rules governing the electricity standard service offer (SSO), with most of the changes reflecting statutory changes which eliminated the use of electric security plans for default service, and which require the use of a market rate offer process (MROs)
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July 21, 2026
AEP Texas has filed an unopposed settlement to set new, reduced amounts for Rider Mobile TEEE Facilities, which is charged to retail electric providers
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July 21, 2026
A Texas PUC ALJ has drafted a proposed declaratory order for the PUC's consideration which would hold that no retail electric provider, regardless of size, is exempt from the requirement in PURA § 17.011(e) which mandates that REPs shall advise customers of the availability of information related to…
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July 17, 2026
Citing unhealthy air quality and conditions due to Canadian wildfires, and direction from the state that residents should stay indoors with air conditioning in light of such conditions, the Maryland PSC, as an, "emergency action incidental to its supervisory authority to ensure the public interest…
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July 17, 2026
Zone One Energy LLC petitioned the New York PSC for a continued waiver to allow Zone One Energy to continue serving assistance program participant (APP) customers in New York.
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July 17, 2026
CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC applied at the Texas PUC for an increase in its Distribution Cost Recovery Factor (DCRF) which is charged to retail electric providers
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July 16, 2026
The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) affirmed in a ruling that the Connecticut Office of Consumer Counsel may review filings for which a retail supplier seeks confidential treatment (with access granted under a protective order) prior to any issuance of a protective order by…
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July 16, 2026
The Massachusetts House has not concurred to Senate amendments to a bill which includes various retail energy reforms and restrictions
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July 16, 2026
During a Delaware PSC public meeting, PSC Commissioner Michael Richard suggested that the PSC hold a public briefing on the current state of retail electric choice in the state
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July 13, 2026
Pepco, in Maryland and the District of Columbia, and Delmarva in Maryland, have filed new bypassable transmission rates
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July 13, 2026
The Texas PUC approved, without specific discussion at its open meeting, ERCOT Nodal Operating Guide Revision Request 282 (NOGRR282), which establishes frequency and voltage ride-through requirements for Large Computational Loads (LCLs).
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July 13, 2026
Pepco and Delmarva Power in Maryland have each filed tariff changes reflecting new line loss factors
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July 10, 2026
Utility Reports Subset Of CAP-Eligible Shopping Customers Paid $264 More Annually Per Customer On Average Than Default Service
In response to direction from the Pennsylvania PUC, Duquesne Light has filed justification for its proposed auto-enrollment, into the customer assistance program (CAP), of LIHEAP customers who are eligible for CAP
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July 9, 2026
The Texas PUC approved ERCOT Nodal Protocol Revision Request (NPRR) 1309, implementing Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service (DRRS), without including in the approval order language that had been requested by the Retail Electric Provider Coalition which would have designated DRRS as a new…
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July 9, 2026
Would Require Collaborative To Consider Development Of Targeted Customer Communications Which Would Warn Of "High" Retail Supplier Charges OCA Says Residential Shopping Customers Paid $17 Million More Than Default Service During 2025
A settlement in the natural gas rate case of UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division filed at the Pennsylvania PUC would require reporting concerning the purchase of receivables program in light of "affordability" concerns raised by consumer parties in the case, while also requiring that a collaborative…
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July 8, 2026
The PUC of Ohio denied rehearing requests from the Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) and the Office of Ohio Consumers’ Counsel which had argued that PUCO erred when, in a recent order approving an amended corporate separation plan at the FirstEnergy Ohio utilities, PUCO failed to impose…
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July 8, 2026
The PUC of Ohio has issued proposed changes to Ohio Adm.Code Chapter 4901:1-38, governing reasonable arrangements, as part of a customary 5-year rule review.
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July 7, 2026
The Council of the District of Columbia has passed on final reading an amended version of the Budget Support Act (D.C. Bill 26-661), with the amended, passed bill striking in its entirety a section (Subtitle E) which would have imposed various restrictions on retail energy choice, including price…
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July 7, 2026
A PUC of Ohio ALJ has established July 17, 2026 as the effective date for new rules governing the return of mercantile customers to default service, including expedited returns to the SSO, at OAC 4901:1-10-36 and 4901:1-21-21
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July 7, 2026
Settlement Would Mandate That Shopping Customers Return To Default Service At End Of Fixed Price Term, Unless Customer Chooses To Continue With Retail Supplier Quarterly Affirmative Consent Required For Variable Rate Plans
FirstEnergy Pennsylvania Electric Company ('FE PA', 'FirstEnergy Pennsylvania", or the 'Company'); the Pennsylvania Office of Consumer Advocate ('OCA'); the Pennsylvania Office of Small Business Advocate ('OSBA'); the Coalition for Affordable Utility Services and Energy Efficiency in Pennsylvania…
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